Waylen smoothed Rena’s hair.

He murmured, “If things don’t work out between them, we can just let Cecilia be on her own. we’re family and we’ll always be there for her.”

Rena closed her eyes.

After a brief pause, she opened her eyes and expressed her unease.

“Waylen… I can’t shake this feeling that something might happen tonight. Stay awake with me, just in case.”

Waylen paid heed to her warning.

They lay on the bed and talked intimately, sharing the private moments of a loving couple.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the house, Cecilia cradled Edwin in her arms.

Throughout the night, Cecilia remained wide awake, her anticipation of the impending childbirth keeping sleep at bay.

Her hand tenderly cradled her swelling belly, feeling the gentle movements within.

In just two weeks, their little one would come into the world, yet she hadn’t picked a name for her baby.

In the dim light of the room, Edwin’s voice broke through the silence as he murmured “daddy” in his sleep.

Cecilia touched her son’s face gently, and her heart ached for the little boy… She longed to explain everything to him, yet she could not figure out how.

A sudden sharp pain pierced her lower abdomen, causing her to gasp.

Suddenly, the sheets beneath her were damp.

Her water had broken.

In the midst of her agony, Cecilia found it difficult to utter a word. Clutching her belly, she doubled over, the pain relentless.

Edwin roused from his slumber, witnessed his mother’s distress, her forehead glistening with sweat.

Edwin realized his sister was about to be born.

He hurriedly darted out of his bed, rushing to knock urgently on the door of the neighboring room.

“Uncle Waylen, mommy is going to have a baby!” Edwin exclaimed.

Waylen, in the middle of a conversation with Rena, didn’t hesitate.

He swiftly threw off the quilt and rushed to the opposite room, preceding even a coat.

Rena urgently trailed after Waylen.

As expected, Cecilia was indeed going into labor earlier than anticipated.

Waylen swiftly grabbed a down jacket and gently draped it over Cecilia. With a calm demeanor, he turned to Rena.

“I’ll carry her downstairs. Go wake up Mom and Dad. Make sure someone stays at home to look after the children and the rest of us will take Cecilia to the hospital now.”

Rena nodded, her eyes filled with concern for her sister-in-law.

Two minutes later, the lights in the Fowler’s house flickered to life.

On the first day of the new year, the Fowlers were on the way to welcome a new member into the family.

Waylen was behind the wheel, his focus steady on the road, while Korbyn provided directions.

Rena held Cecilia in her arms. While Edwin, who had insisted on accompanying them, sat next to Rena.

Cecilia broke out in a cold sweat because of the pain.

She was sweating profusely. Clutching onto Rena’s waist, she called out Rena’s name, her voice strained, as if she were speaking in her sleep.

Rena tenderly rubbed Cecilia’s belly, offering soothing words.

“You’ll be fine as soon as you arrive at the hospital.”

Upfront, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel was firm, his attention solely on the road.

The snowy night made the journey treacherous; every turn had to be navigated with extreme caution. Hence, he didn’t allow his attention to wander elsewhere.

He drove himself, deeply concerned for both his sister’s and the baby’s safety, unwilling to leave anything to chance.

Half an hour later, the black Bentley came to a halt at the hospital, and a team of medical staff swiftly approached, rolling a stretcher toward them. Cecilia was gently transferred onto it and rushed straight to the delivery room.

In the grip of pain, Cecilia was in a daze, her mind clouded.

In her delirium, she muttered a name that still held her heart captive.

Mark.

Waylen was taken aback.

He tenderly leaned down and kissed his sister’s forehead and whispered in a hoarse voice, “I’ll call him, Cecilia.”

“No. Don’t do that.”

Cecilia, amidst her pain, shook her head weakly.

Sweat streamed down Cecilia’s forehead, and embarrassment tinged her face. Tears welled up in her eyes as she pleaded, “Waylen, please don’t call him.”

Waylen’s eyes were heavy.

He held his sister’s hand and nodded, “Okay. I won’t call Mark.”

The walls of the delivery room were totally white. There were also a pair of bright incandescent lamps in the ceiling above.

Cecilia was in excruciating pain.

But she bit down on her lip and looked up at the lights.

Tears streamed down the corner of her eyes, each tear reflecting the gleam of the light.

“Mark. Mark…”

She murmured the name over and over in her heart. It was not that she didn’t want to hear his voice or hear him call her name, but she was just scared.

She was afraid that if Waylen called him, the call would be answered by someone else, instead of Mark himself.

Cecilia missed him very much, and she also hated him very much.

She said to him in her mind, “Mark. I really hate you, you know.

Do you know Edwin has been missing you?

Do you have any idea how happy I was when I came to you and waited for you to accompany me to my antenatal appointment the other day?

Of course you don’t know.

You know nothing.”

Cecilia was feeling throbbing pain, making her feel so dizzy that she didn’t even have the strength to miss and hate Mark anymore. With the series of contractions she was experiencing, it was clear that the child couldn’t wait to come into the world.

Before long, a sharp cry could be heard coming from the delivery room.

This was the first day of the new year, and the Fowler family had just welcomed a new member.

born at 3:10

the one who picked

Rouemn, there was a simple building with windows that

feel comfortable drinking a cup of hot cocoa in a warm house while looking

an individual was trapped in a room all year round, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it would

stood by the window, looking outside. His thin stature

almost

He had lived two

glass of

you to take the medicine,” Peter reminded him in

seemed like he had

the snow outside. After a while, he murmured, “Today is the New Year’s Day.

nose twitched when he

a smile and said, “Yes, during this time of the year, the Evans Gardon would always be beautifully decorated,

favorite food,”

to this. But after a moment of silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about

he began to

he stopped and shook

about calling her, but he never did. It seemed it was better if he never called her at all. He

better not call her,” he said to

to give Cecilia too

to hear this. Nevertheless, he stepped forward and

“Please take your medicine.

go to bed. I’ll buy you some pumpkin pies. You can have a taste when you

medicines from him and swallowed

nurse came in to

Mark looked sideways at

his grip on his phone got weaker and weaker

This time, he had a dream and it was

where Rena gave birth to Alexis. He dreamed that he was still strong and that Cecilia was still

almost

alive. He had lived two months longer than the doctor

standing behind him with a glass of water and medicine in

to take the medicine,” Peter reminded him

seemed like he had not heard

while, he murmured, “Today

twitched when

“Yes, during this time of the year, the Evans Gardon would always be beautifully decorated,

favorite

say in response to this. But after a moment of silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about you call Rena and ask about Cecilia and

Mark heard this, he began to fumble in his pocket

stopped and shook his

never did. It seemed it was better if

I better not call

didn’t have to give Cecilia

he stepped

“Please take your medicine.

you can go to bed. I’ll buy you some pumpkin pies. You can

the medicines from him and swallowed them

he lay on the bed, and a nurse came in to

was done, Mark

on his phone got weaker and weaker until

asleep nowadays. This time, he had a dream and it

hospital where Rena gave birth to Alexis. He dreamed that he

behavior was much

and call him “Uncle Mark” when

in his dream was

his face, saying, “Mark,

point, Mark woke

hospital room were white, just like the snowy environment

gently closed his

needed to have more

was warm in the ward, but he felt cold all over his body.

gone to buy the pumpkin pies

a plump foreign nurse was in the

return home. He missed his home so

cooked, and the apartment on Gamous Road, which

knew he couldn’t change anything

give up

to hate him, even if he wouldn’t survive and have her back…

determined to stay strong

it difficult to

on the bed and started to make paper planes.

he would invent a plane when he grew up. The plane would be so fast that

he wanted to go there

fingers trembled as he thought of

back

into a snowstorm on his way, so he

pies are still warm,” he said to his boss with a

paper planes Mark had been making and he pursed his

the paper planes and

have some of

actually took

was not more

it in his mouth, he put down the spoon because

narrowed his eyes

go back home and have a family reunion,” he said

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course you will,” Peter cheerfully assured him. But he could

it, Mark’s phone rang. It was a

around 4 a.m. in

was somehow a little upset when he looked at the caller ID. For a long time, he didn’t say

you,” Peter urged in a low

into

silly boy,”

it might concern Edwin, he decided to answer the phone. It was an international

sounded a

gave birth to

birth to a girl that had been

in which Mark held the phone trembled so

said, “Mark, Edwin misses

Mark closed his eyes.

flight to come see you next week. I’ll ask her to take photos

“Okay,” Mark said softly.

silence, Waylen said, “Mark, no matter what, I hope you survive and

except for the emotional entanglement with Cecilia, Mark was a

much in the first half of his life. He didn’t

Mark sniffed and put down the

duration of the call, he never even dared

was eager to hear what had been discussed since

“What happened?” he asked.

the bed in silence. After a while, he looked up at Peter and said, “Cecilia has given birth to

hear this and

great,” he said with

a good sign on the first day of the new year. And Olivia is a very pretty

and began to stroke one

fly back home

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glance would

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